Unemployment in Knowsley could return to the levels seen before the pandemic as soon as August, according to a recent council report.
The report looks at the impact covid has had on jobs for people in Knowsley, describing the severe effect lockdowns had upon the borough’s employment rates.
At the height of the first wave of the pandemic, in May 2020, unemployment in Knowsley had reached a dizzying 8.9%, nearly double what it had been just three months earlier ,as the country ground to a half in the midst of lockdown.
